7th Grade Blue-April 9-10

7th Grade White-April 9-10

6th Grade Blue-April 9-10

Saturday:

 

Game #1

 

This was a good game.  Very successful. We came out playing good defense. We used our fast break which lead to buckets.  We broke their half court press very well.  We stayed together, ran our offense against their zone wonderfully.  I'm was very proud!!!

 

Game #2

We played Center again, we did loose but only by about 15 points instead of the 30 plus points like last time.  First quarter we were strong and only down by about 5 points.  Second quarter we had a little bit of a melt down.  In the third quarter we were able to pull it back together and play them even.  In the fourth quarter we definitely out played them and made a great comeback.  If we would have had one more quarter we could have pulled it off.

 

Sunday:

 Game #3

 

This was a very hard fought game.  The guys ran their offense really well. They played good man defense.  In the fourth quarter they got stops, and rebounded great.  We just couldn't close the gap.  Great game guys.

 

 

6th Grade White-April 9-10

Saturday:

 

Game #1

The guys did pretty good in this game.  I think they are still a little sleepy when they show up to early games.  Justin played great offense.  He was getting to the basket.  Darnel was getting a lot of blocked shots and rebounding great.  And Julian was getting a ton of steals, which took us to the next level in this game.

 

Game #2

On offense Logan came in and took over the game.  He had between 20-25 points.  Darnel and Brenden were boxing out and doing some great blocking.  This was a great game.

 

Sunday:

 

 Game #3

Coach Philip says he feels that this is one of the best games the guys have played together.  They never gave up and played hard the whole game. Justin really showed a lot of leadership in this game, which loved to see.

 

This weekend

Best Offense goes to Logan

Best Hustle goes to Julian

Best Defense goes to Darnel and Brenden

 

Thank you again to all the parents for getting the guys to the games and for your support.

 

Coach Colton and Philip

5th Grade Blue-April 9-10

5th Grade White-April 9-10

4th Grade-April 9-10

Another weekend full of growth and experience!  We started out the weekend against a very good FEBA 3^rd grade team.  We executed on offense and defense flawlessly.  However, we shot about 5% from the field.  No kidding!  This might actually be a little kind.  We missed a lot of open layups and tons of jump shots.  I attribute a lot of this to rushing our shots and a lack of concentration.  The boys were able to pull out a 2 point win thanks to late threes from Zeki and Spencer.

Our second game was against Carson Valley whom we easily beat in our first meeting.  This game was a little different to start.  They added a couple of bigs that helped change the dynamics of their team and we came out shooting poorly again.  We had a discussion about setting your feet and concentrating on the shot.  Do not rush the shot.  We had a 10 point lead at the half and then we caught fire.  Vince, Evan and Ben were dropping in jumpers from all over the place.  We managed to pull away easily behind this great shooting.

Our arch rival was waiting for us in the championship game.  We had split the last two championships.  Our boys came out and played their hearts out.  We executed on offense and defense.  Matt was a BEAST on the boards and was able to convert many baskets off those rebounds.  Great game Matt!  We easily pulled away for another championship.  Great game boys!

Our team is a very emotional team, which can be a double edged sword.  This emotion helps us play with fire, but at times can take us in the wrong direction.  We had a couple of brief instances of that this weekend, but the boys really pulled it together fast and learned a lot. 

Thanks for the great weekend,

Coach Mack

3rd Grade-April 9-10

The 3^rd grade Xtreme team played in the 4^th grade division this past week, and finished the tournament 2-1 and 1-point away from the championship.

The first game was against a new team called HYLO. They only had five players, but across the board, they were bigger and stronger.  Xtreme got down early in the game, and kept hanging around with some scrappy play.   They had to fight for every ball, as they were physically outmanned.  Many fouls were called, resulting in two players from Xtreme and one player from HYLO fouling out.  Doing the math, that left their team with 4 players to play a three minute overtime.  In the end, the YBA team’s hustle and scrappiness paid off, and they walked away with a hard fought win.

YBA-X  faced off against Carson Valley 4^th grade for the second time in two weeks, and using a balanced attack, and a swarming defense the team pulled ahead early and didn’t look back. They played a disciplined game, passed the ball well and played an all around good game going into the championship.

The championship game was against the FEBS Bulldogs Red team from Folsom.  History tells us that this was sure to be a close game, as every game has been decided by three points or less.  The YBA-X team got down early by as many as nine points, and with an adjustment made on defense, they were able to fight their way back to within four points with the time winding down.  The difference in the game became the free throws.  FEBA was very good from the line, and the YBA-X team struggled.  In the end, a 30 foot bank shot at the buzzer was not enough and the team lost by one point.

Overall, the team had a great tournament and has nothing to be discouraged about. They have come a long way from our first tournament as a team, and show great signs of being a great team.

8th Grade White-April 2-3

First and Foremost

Congratulations on 3 - 0 and Tournament Champions

(but coaches are coaches see comments below)

YBA Xtreme White vs. Davis Wildcats White 

Saturday 4/2/11 at 3:30 p.m. at William Jessup University YBA squared off against and beat the Davis Wildcats White 52-40.  YBA came out with good energy. However we kept the game close for 3 quarters failing to close out on shooters, making careless passes that lead to turnovers and failing to be disciplined and run our offense with proper offensive spacing.  Understandable with our new roster chemistry takes time. It took until the later part of the 4^th quarter but aggressive rebounding, defense and good transition ball movement allowed us to score in transition and extend our lead. Solid team effort. Keys for improvement from this game: get off to a quicker start on offense with better decisions, finish off transition baskets and lay ups, maintain perimeter spacing on offense, look for the screener who is rolling, screener roll more aggressively, boxing out on defense, and contesting all shots on defense.

• Defense player of the game:  Cody Abendschein, John Voter, Josh O’neal on boards
• Offense player of the game: Jade Sotelo, John Voter (passing/vision), Josh O’neal on boards
• Best Hustle: Jade Sotelo
• Best Attitude: Cody Abendschein, John Voter

 YBA Xtreme White vs. Davis Hotshots   

Sunday 4/3/11 at 9:00 a.m.YBA squared off against and beat the Davis Hotshots 46-40.  The score makes this one look closer than it was a few late 3’s.  Fortunately the clock was on our side we failed to close this one out.  This was not the same Hotshots team we lost to in overtime much weaker.  For Sunday at 9 a.m. we came out with better energy than we have in past Sunday morning games. We again got off to a slow start unable to convert early and we made poor decisions in transition and on offense and did not run our offense which allowed them to hang around.  With the addition of the 3 point line if you let teams hang around you can lose lots of games you should not and you may let it come down to a referee’s judgement call which may not be in your favor and you lose falling pray to what is known in the world of athletic competition as an upset and these stay with you for life.  We gave back a double digit lead when our bench was not able to maintain the lead we had.  Hustle on the offensive boards, defense and rebounding kept us in this game. We need to pass the ball more effectively in our transition offense too much full court dribbling and too many homerun type passes they become turnovers. A win is a win we learn what we can and move on.  Keys for improvement from this game: closing out games we clearly should win and maintaining that lead, better decisions and passing in transition, offensive execution run our offense, finish off transition baskets, maintain perimeter spacing on offense, boxing out on defense.

• Defense player of the game:   Matt Dzwilewski, Cody Abendschein, John Voter, Josh O’neal 
                                                        on boards
• Offense player of the game: Matt Dzwilewski
• Best Hustle: Jade Sotelo
• Best Attitude: Cody Abendschein, John Voter

YBA Xtreme White vs. Sierra Sonics

Sunday 4/3/11 at 11:10 a.m. YBA squared off against and beat the Sierra Sonics 53-41.  We came out with good energy but again failed to run the offense early in the game and again settled for homerun poor passes in transition that lead to turnovers often sailing way over everyone’s head and out of bounds.  This in turn allowed a much weaker opponent to hang around and think they were in the game.   The bench played commendably in this game and ran the offense better than the starters and actually scored several baskets out of the set.  This one was a little sloppy but the better athleticism won out in the end with hustle on the boards and aggressive ball pressure. A win is a win we learn what we can and move on. Keys for improvement: come out and run the offense, improve ball security (reduce turnovers better passing decisions), offensive and ob play execution (run them as drawn up), finish inside on offense.

• Defense player of the game: Cody Abendschein,  Josh O’neal, John Voter     
• Offense player of the game:  Stephen Bober, Jade Sotelo and Josh O’neal running Kentucky high screen and role in 4^th nice job, Gavin Triplett running the offense in the 4^th quarter
• Best Hustle:  John Voter, Jade Sotelo, Jesse Savage on the boards
• Best Attitude:  The Bench (good support ready to play when called on)    

7th Grade White-April 2-3

This weekend we went 1-2, but it is by far the most encouraging tournament we've played, as we smashed the Reno ballers 56-26! The 30 point margin of victory is the largest in 7th grade xtreme history, that's how you ball white team keep it up!!! We also had 2 close games that we were competetive in, & our total points scored/ allowed was +19 points despite going 1-2 for the tournament. I expect us to improve on that record in the next tournament.

In a side note for the white team, Garret Smith has a broken thumb and will be out until early May, not too long, get well quickly and we will be anxiously awaiting your return to play! 

We have done a great job of improving individually and as a team. I fully expect us to win a tournament before the Reno Trip. We were led this weekend by Mitch Matthews, Garret Smith, Ryan Pham and Sam Zanola. A key to our improvement has been the improved contributions of the whole team. Everyone on our team is a valued contributor and we wouldn't have won on Sunday without Trent Ausmus' great Defense. Continue to work hard and put in the extra effort and we will continue to improve. I am pleased with our current path. Everyone played a significant role at one or another in every game, and we showed excellent passing too.

I look forward to seeing who will rise up next..

Coach Adam 

5th Grade White-April 2-3

Facing a CJBA team that had beaten us by 28 the in the last tournament, the boys were excited to get even.  Once again CJBA jumped on us quickly and we struggled with their full court zone press and were down 13 to 4 at the end of 1. Nevertheless a tenacious defensive effort cut the margin to 19-23 at half-Harmon Khela (5 steals) and RJ Billena (6 steals).  Some suspicious officiating and scorekeeping caused a 9 point margin at the end of the third to turn into a 13 point margin before the boys could take the court. Although we lost 31-51, it was a strong effort and the boys learned valuable lessons about sportsmanship.

In the consolation bracket we squared off against the Hornets. Harmon Khela (23 rebounds) and James Crump (6 rebounds) dominated the boards inside and helped us jump out to a 6 point lead in the first half. Leading by 8 points heading into the 4th confidence was high-but our inexperience showed and we panicked against their trapping full court press and an 8 point lead turned into a 37 to 23 loss. The team was led by Captain Harmon Khela’s 9 points, 23 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 Block.

In the final game of the weekend we faced the Red Raiders. Our full court man press helped the boys jump out to an early lead-Shamus Burmeister (4 steals), Noah Slate (4 steals), and RJ Billena (4 steals). Harmon Khela (10 rebounds) and Zack Book (8 rebounds) controlled the boards in the third and we took a 5 point lead into the last quarter. Late turnovers allowed the Red Raiders to tie the game at the end of regulation. In overtime our shots didn’t go and we lost 28-29. The boys learned a valuable lesson about what happens to teams shooting 25% from the free throw line in close games.

6th Grade Blue-April 2-3

Saturday

Game#1The boys came out strong.  Eric Lundy had a great first game.  He came out and set the tone.  Austin and Grant played well with great defense.  Eric Mack played great defense and offense also.  We won that first game. Great win guys.

Sunday

Game #2We came out a little flat, but slowly gained momentum.  Everyone played great as a team. We ran our sets, rebounded and overall had a great game.  This win took us to the Championships.


Game #3We finally found a way to stay together.  We had a slow start, but once we found the way to pull together we got the win.  Awesome Job Guys!!

Best Hustle goes to Grant
Best Offense goes to Eric Mack
Best Defense goes to Austin and Jonathan